🔄 Synonyms of "Bulging"
17 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gibbous | (astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated. |
| bulbous | Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated. |
| protrusive | that protrudes; protruding |
| convexnoun | Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. |
| protuberant | Swelling or bulging outward. |
| lenticularnoun | Of or pertaining to a lens. |
| bellied | Having a large or prominent belly. |
| hogged | (nautical) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. |
| bellyingnoun | Bulging or billowing. |
| broken-backed | Having a broken back. |
| biconvex | Having both sides convex. |
| lentiform | Shaped like a biconvex lens. |
| gibbose | humped; protuberant; having one or more large elevations |
| convexo-concave | Alternative form of convexoconcave. [Concavo-convex.] |
| bulgy | Having one or more bulges; bulging |
| convexo-convex | convex on both sides; lentil-shaped |
| planoconvex | (optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Bulging"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| concavenoun | Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Bulging"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bellyingnoun | Bulging or billowing. |
| protuberant | Swelling or bulging outward. |
| bulbous | Having the shape of or resembling a bulb, bloated. |
| gibbous | (astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated. |
| bellied | Having a large or prominent belly. |
| gibbose | humped; protuberant; having one or more large elevations |
| broken-backed | Having a broken back. |
| protrusive | that protrudes; protruding |
| lentiform | Shaped like a biconvex lens. |
| lenticularnoun | Of or pertaining to a lens. |
| convexnoun | Curved or bowed outward like the outside of a bowl, circle, or sphere. |
| biconvex | Having both sides convex. |
| planoconvex | (optics, of a lens) Having one side plane and the other convex. |
| hogged | (nautical) Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the ends. |
| convexo-concave | Alternative form of convexoconcave. [Concavo-convex.] |
| convexo-convex | convex on both sides; lentil-shaped |
| swollen | Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease). |
| swellingnoun | The state of being swollen. |
| loweringnoun | The act of something being lowered. |
| staphylomatous | (medicine) Relating to, or affected with, staphyloma. |
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